WORMWOOD SCRUBS PONY CENTRE

Registered charity 1045045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GREATER LONDON EQUESTRIAN CENTRES TRUST LIMITED

Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre teaches riding, horse care and therapy to children and young people. Many of the children are disabled and come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The children would not otherwise have the opportunity to have the experience of interacting with animals and taking part in this sport.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£309k
Latest spending
£293k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £15,714 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £289,155, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' running costs, indicating strong financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £289k)
ideally aim to have 6 months running costs, excluding donated services, in reserve. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£309k£293k
31/03/2024£306k£331k
31/03/2023£330k£253k
31/03/2022£205k£238k
31/03/2021£251k£193k

Common questions

Is WORMWOOD SCRUBS PONY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £15,714 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £289,155, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' running costs, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORMWOOD SCRUBS PONY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORMWOOD SCRUBS PONY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE NORTHWICK TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2025£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORMWOOD SCRUBS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORMWOOD SCRUBS PONY CENTRE£309k0aboveno doubt
WORMWOOD SCRUBS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m0withinno doubt
THE PONY CLUB FY2024£13.5maboveno doubt
SHY LOWEN HORSE AND PONY SANCTUARY FY2025£242k0unclearnoted
THE AVON CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£490k0unclearno doubt
HORSES AND PONIES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.1munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.